Combination riding trousers and breeches



F. B. HALL. COIVIBINATION RIDING TROUSERS AND BREECHES. APPLICATIONFILED MAR. 22. 1921.

1,4051 1 Patented Jan. 31, 1922,

To all whom it may concern:

breeches in connection with usual leggings, puttees, boots 'or'stoeklngs, present 5 i no" objectionable th1ck-- partly opened UNTE AEI YQFFICBEJ FRANCIS B. HALL, OF BRYN Ml-NR, PENNSYLVANiA. 4 f

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'Be it known that I, FRANoisB; =HAnI' a citizen of theUnited" States,residing at" Bryn Mawr, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements: 1n

Combination Riding Trousers'and Breeches, 1

of which the following is'a specification.

My" invention relates to combination rid- ,ing trousers and breeches,andit relates niore particularly to an improved constructlon of v the lowerleg portions thereof,

The principal ob'ect ofjrny invention "is -to provide a garmentsuitableto' be worn either as riding trousers or. as 'breeches, asdesired by the wearer. A further object:

thereof is to pprovidein agarment of this character, a constructio n ofthe lower leg" portions thereof whereby there will be provided a closefitting arrangement, having a;

suitable cuff when worni'astrousers, wh ch cufi may, however, bedispensed with when the garment is worn as breeches, and whichis'soarranged that the garment may be readily'put on' by the wearer witha minimuin of discomfort, but which will "at all times 'present a neatand satisfactory appearance.

My invention, therefore, conternplates construction ofthe'lowerdegportlon of the garment whereby the same may worn as ing,when so worn, ness of any of :the' parts "which i would cause anunsightly appearance or; discomfortfto the wearer, yet beiigcharacterized by the abovementioned facility and convenience in -stoodfrom the following" description, taken in connection with theaccompanying draw; ings'forinlng part hereof, 1n'-wh1ch-' 1 Figure 1 1sa-perspective view of -a-pai1-, .of combination riding trousers andbreeches'; embodyingthe'niainfeatures'of my present I V V V h p jclosed, when 'the garment-isl worn as-trousers with the cuift) attached,thetop flap 1486f? the vent; portion is 'prQ ided with a suitablelacingfrneniher 15, preferablyfma-de "of cord: 5 inthe'fornifof a loop,andfhaving'one'e-ndflj 1 tiontrousers and breeche's 5 may, in theirgarment, certainparts being- Specification of Letters latent: Pggtefifd: a lg "upper portions ,be made anyldesired" ty t thesame"areparticularly designed forjr ding and other athleticrpur-u 1suits, they are usually'cutand formed full in'the hip portions to afforda r'naxirnuiii of comfort for the wearer whenl used". for sucl-rpurposes. ThefloWer leg portions (3, however, are preferably madeform-fittin at the lower end 'of each'j of saidlower-leg portions,ther'efis provided a ventiorz open seam 7, v from the lower end.

and v Xtendinga'short distance up ard; V

Adj acie'nt the lowen'. an for he lower leg portion, 'there is -provideda series of but tonholes 8, wh ch are provided for the pur; pose ofattach ngthereto a detachable cuff member 9, bymea'ns of: complementallylocated buttons 10,which'buttons are mount- F ed on the inner faceofflthe' cuff iineniber ,9.

Theculfine nber 9 is adapted to encircle the lower'end iofthe lower lepjportiono so as" to afford anea't plea-sing; finish and to provide the"trio-users effect", 'theret'oz Theicuff 'ie'mber 9' isgpreferabl ried bythe" cuff me ber-smear the other Lmade so asto haveanadjustablegirth,and for such" v o jemne endof theicuffmember'may beprovidedwith sui-table' strapeyes 11, which a I arekadapted tobe'engagedtby straps 12 cm.- I

end thereof,and suitahle buckles 13 "arefialso' f provided so that, thestraps are passed, 1

through the eye: nrenibers' 11' and biiought? I back, thestrapsjjl2'm'a'y enga 'e' the buckles- .13 I toIthereby-provide means;or adjustahly-f ivarying thegirthof'thecuif neniberfi, It' l i will; ofceursegbe vuiiderstoo"ddhat other a1 ternative meansifor connectingthe'Lends f the cu-fi members-mayrbe provided, when r desired. 1

n Win noted database a 150* W t V a sufiicientop'eningtt'thelowerlidi ofthe the wearers foot to be'p'assed therethrough,

the'vent 7 shouldextend some distance up ward from the bottom thereof,"forsthe purpose of'rnaintaining this vent normally securely attached-tothe inner face of the top its lower end, with an opening in the form ofa button-hle 19. The lacing member is adapted to be passed through theupper eyelet 17 to the inside, thence through the lower eyelet 18 to theoutside of the inner flap 16, thence through the opening 19 in the topflap 14, and is then adapted to be 7 looped over abutton 20 mounted onthe inner face of the cuff member 9 near the lower marg n thereof,

' By the foregoing arrangement, when the garment is to beworn astrousers, the lacing member 15 will be passed through the eye lets 1]?and 18 and opening 19, as above set securely closed at all times, thevent 7 and the adjustable arrangement of the cuff 9 permittingvariations in the girth of the lower end within desirable limits. V

v IVhen it is desired to use the garment as breeches,that is, inconnection with riding boots, leggings, puttees or. stockings, the cuffmember 9 maybe dispensed with, while the garment is being so worn, andit will be noted that there will hey no objectionable buttons orotherpartsfof such appreciable dimensions as tocause. any discomfort tothe wearer, or unsightly'zappearance of the superimposed apparel, suchas the boots, leggings, puttees or stockings. I v

It will be seen that there is thus provided a garment, the lower' legportion of whichis 10f novel. constructionwhereby the garment isadaptable for a variety of uses, which maybe conveniently put onandtaken off, which at all times may. be. worn with comfort by thewearer, and which will, in

.any of its intended uses, present a neat, satisfactory and desirableappearance.

- Having thus described the nature .and characteristicfeatures of myinvention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. .A garment having lower legportions,

each having a vent or open seam extending upwardya short distance fromthe bottom 1 thereof, a separate cuff member, means for 7 attaching saidcuff member to thelower end ofsaid leg portion, and means formaintainingthe ventin the legportlon closed com prising a lacing devicehaving one end attached to the inner face of the outer flap of the vent,thence passing through suitable eyelets in the inner'flap of the vent,and

upwardly a short distance from the bottom thereof, a separate cuffmember, means for attaching said cuff member to thelower end of said legportion, means for securingthe ends of the cuff member to eachother, andmeans for maintaining the vent in the leg portion closed comprising alacing device having one end attached to the inner face of the outerflap of the vent, thence passing through suitable, eyelets in the innerflap of the vent, and thence passing through an opening at the lower endofthe. outer flap thereof, and a button'carried on the inner face of thecuff member over which said lacing device is-looped.

3. A garment having lower eachhavinga vent or open seam extendingupwardly a short distance from the bottom thereof, a separate cuffmember, means for attachingsaid cuff member to the lower end of said legportion, meansfor adjustably securing the ends of the cuff member toeach other, and means for maintaining the vent. 111 the leg portionclosed comprising a lacmg devlce havlng one end attached to the,

inner face of the outer" flap of the vent,

leg portions.

thence passing through suitable eyelets in the inner flap of the vent,and thence passing through an opening at the lower end of the outer flapthereof, and a button carried on the innerfa-ceof the. cufi member overwhich said lacingdevice is looped...

4. A. garment having :lower leg portions 1105 each having a vent oryopenseam extending.

upwardly a short distance from the bottom thereof, a" separate cuffmember, means for attaching said cuff member to the lower end of saidleg portion, strap and buckle .means for adjustablysecuring the ends ofthe. cuff member to each other, and means for. main taining the vent the'leg portion closed comprising a lacing device having one end attachedto the innerface of the outer flap eyelets in the inner flap: of thevent, and

of the vent, thence passing through suitable thence passingthroughanopening" at the lower end of the outer flap. thereof, and a buttoncarried on; the inner fa'ce'of the cuff member over which said looped,

upwardly a short'distance from the bottom lacing device is V garmenthavinglower leg, portions. each having a vent or open seam extendingthereof, and provided with aseries of buttonholes, a separate cuffmember'having butattaching said cuff member to the lower end tonscomplemental to said buttonholes for for adjustably securing the endsmember to each other, and means for maintaining the vent in the legportion closed comprising a lacing device having one end attached to theinner face of the outer flap of the vent, thence passing throughsuitable eyelets in the inner flap of the vent, and thence passingthrough an opening at the lower end of the outer flap thereof, and a'button carried on the inner face of the cuff member over which saidlacing device is logped. H V 6. A garment having lower leg portions eachhaving a vent or open seam extending upwardly a short distance from thebottom thereof, and provided with a series of button holes, a separatecuff member having buttons complemental to said buttonholes forattaching said cuff member to the lowerend of said leg portion, meansfor 'adjustably securing the endsof the cuff member toeach other, andmeans for maintaining the vent in the leg portion closed operatively.connected to the cuff member.

7. A garment having lower leg portions each having a vent or open seamextending upwardly a'short distance from the bottom thereof, andprovided with a series of but tonholes, a separate cuff member havingbuttons complemental to said; buttonholesi for attaching said cufi'member'to the lower end of said leg portion, strap and buckle means for.adjustably securing the ends of the cuff of the cuff each havinga ventor open seam extending upwardly a short distance from the bottom 7thereof, a separate cuff member, means for attaching said cuff member tothe'l'ower end of said legportion, means for adjustably securing theends of the'cufi member to each other, and means for-mainta ning thevent in theleg portion closed comprising a lacing 7 device operativelyconnecting theflaps lo the "vent and the cuff member.

7 9. A garment having lower; leg portions each having a vent or openseam extending upwardly a short distance from the bottom thereof, aseparate cuff member,means for attachingvsaid cufi member to the lowerend of said leg portion, means for 'adjustably se- 7 curing the ends ofthe cuff member to'eachy other, and means for ma1'nta1n1ng the ventj inthe leg portion closed-comprising alacingl device havingone end attachedto one ofthe flaps of the vent, passing through-suitable openings inthe-other flap'of the vent, and

operatively corm'ected to the cufilmember g 10. A garment havinglower'leg {portions each having a vent or open seamextending upwardly ashort distance from the bottom thereof, a separate cufl' member, meansfor f attaching said cufi member'to the lower'end of said leg portion,means for adjustably securing the endsof .the.cuff.member to each other,and means'for maintaining the vent in the leg ortion closed comprising alacingface of the cufi member.

In;testimony whereof, I have hereuntoli"; lgn'ed my name. 3 r

device having one end attached to one of the 1 V fia'ps of'thevent,,passingthrough suitable openings in the other flap of the vent,and looped over a button carriedon the; inner 3

